Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Sheffield Wednesday FC

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Watford FC

Wed 31 Jan 2024 · 19:45 UTC Hillsborough HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 25' Matheus Martins

Liam Palmer 29' Y

Akin Famewo 39' Y

Marvin Johnson 42' Y

Barry Bannan 75' Y

Y 76' Matthew Pollock

Y 90' Ben Hamer

Overview

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Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Hillsborough.

Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tom Nield
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Rob Hyde (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC 8 games · Avg 2.0 goals Watford FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-31 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Watford FC 2023-10-21 Watford FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2021-04-02 Watford FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-09-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jan	Watford FC	H	0–0	D
26 Jan	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D
20 Jan	Coventry City FC	H	1–2	L
13 Jan	Southampton FC	A	0–4	L
06 Jan	Cardiff City FC	H	4–0	W
01 Jan	Hull City AFC	H	3–1	W

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jan	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–0	D
28 Jan	Southampton FC	H	1–1	D
20 Jan	Bristol City FC	A	1–1	D
14 Jan	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–1	W
06 Jan	Chesterfield FC	H	2–1	W
01 Jan	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	3–3	D

Season Stats

Sheffield Wednesday FC		Watford FC
#24	Position	#16
0	Points	57
46	Played	46
2 / 12 / 32	W / D / L	14 / 15 / 17
29	Scored	53
89	Conceded	65
-60	GD	-12
0.00	PPG	1.24
4%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sheffield Wednesday FC are 24th (0 pts). Watford FC are 16th (57 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Hillsborough as Sheffield Wednesday FC face off against Watford FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' Jamal Lewis, a Northern Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sheffield Wednesday FC and Watford FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' The referee calls foul for Matheus Martins. He receives a Yellow card.
29' Poor challenge from Liam Palmer. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
34' Watford FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
39' Sheffield Wednesday FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
42' Marvin Johnson is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
46' Yaser Asprilla is replacing Matheus Martins for the Watford FC side.
51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and Watford FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 358 games and scored 391 goals.
61' Yaser Asprilla has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
66' Ryan Andrews has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
71' A tactical swap from Sheffield Wednesday FC — Bailey Cadamarteri on, Ike Ugbo off on 71 minutes.
72' A change in the Sheffield Wednesday FC ranks — Ike Ugbo exits the field as Bailey Cadamarteri enters on 72.
73' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mileta Rajovic is hanging Vakoun Issouf Bayo on the field on 73 minute.
74' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Jamal Lewis is withdrawn and Ken Sema gets his opportunity.
75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Barry Bannan on 75.
76' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Matthew Pollock on 76 minutes.
81' Pol Valentin Sancho needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 6 Yellow cards this season.
83' Another change for Watford FC made on 83 minute. Matthew Pollock leaves to be changed by Ryan Porteous.
86' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Emmanuel Dennis comes on to replace Giorgi Chakvetadze.
90' That is a Yellow card for Watford FC. Ben Hamer will be fuming at that decision.
90' Sheffield Wednesday FC ring the changes. Anthony Musaba has done his job and it is now time for Mallik Wilks to step up.
It finishes all square. Sheffield Wednesday FC and Watford FC share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Röhl

Watford FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

26
Ben Hamer
8
Jake Livermore
4
Wesley Hoedt
6
Jamal Lewis ↓ Ken Sema 73'
16
Giorgi Chakvetadze ↓ Emmanuel Dennis 86'
19
Vakoun Issouf Bayo ↓ Mileta Rajovic 73'
15
Matthew Pollock ↓ Ryan Porteous 83'
24
Tom Dele-Bashiru
37
Matheus Martins ↓ Yaser Asprilla 46'
11
Ismael Kone
45
Ryan Andrews

Bench

–
Emmanuel Dennis ↑ 86'
12
Ken Sema ↑ 73'
7
Tom Ince
3
Francisco Sierralta
1
Daniel Bachmann
5
Ryan Porteous ↑ 83'
42
James Morris
18
Yaser Asprilla ↑ 46'
9
Mileta Rajovic ↑ 73'

Coach Valerien Ismael

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Vakoun Issouf Bayo	4
Josh Windass	1
Moussa Sissoko	1
Tom Lees	1
Yaser Asprilla	1
Michael Smith	1
Pol Valentin Sancho	1
Tom Ince	1

Head to Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2024-01-31 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2024-01-26 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2024-01-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Coventry City FC L 2024-01-13 Southampton FC 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-01-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 4–0 Cardiff City FC W 2024-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–1 Hull City AFC W

Watford FC Form

2024-01-31 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2024-01-28 Watford FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2024-01-20 Bristol City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2024-01-14 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Watford FC W 2024-01-06 Watford FC 2–1 Chesterfield FC W 2024-01-01 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–3 Watford FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.78 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.24 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Watford FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC26% Draw32% Watford FC42%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes40% 0% No60%

Avg goals/match: 2.02

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	60%	40%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Watford FC

74%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Watford FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC16% Draw54% Watford FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

15.2%

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 2

9.7%

1 – 0

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

4.8%

0 – 3

2 – 0

3.8%

1 – 3

3.3%

2 – 2

3.2%

2 – 3

1.4%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	15%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	25%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	14%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.